SLOVAKIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,082	1	10,654	- 4,572
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,982	2	4,482	+ 500
Stroke	3	3,413	3	3,756	- 343
Lung Cancers	4	2,604	4	2,562	+ 42
Lung Disease	5	2,227	9	1,121	+ 1,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,995	5	2,528	- 533
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,614	6	2,024	- 410
Kidney Disease	8	1,144	14	830	+ 314
Hypertension	9	1,073	11	1,034	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	10	915	16	750	+ 165
Breast Cancer	11	832	10	1,071	- 239
Pancreas Cancer	12	795	13	876	- 81
Prostate Cancer	13	755	12	968	- 213
Stomach Cancer	14	682	15	827	- 145
Other Injuries	15	651	20	554	+ 98
Lymphomas	16	628	17	736	- 108
Bladder Cancer	17	615	21	489	+ 126
Liver Cancer	18	600	22	469	+ 131
Inflammatory/Heart	19	586	25	339	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	20	582	29	310	+ 272
Endocrine Disorders	21	572	37	163	+ 409
Other Neoplasms	22	559	40	93	+ 466
Liver Disease	23	498	7	1,425	- 928
Leukemia	24	444	23	448	- 4
Suicide	25	425	19	660	- 235
Falls	26	382	8	1,277	- 895
Oral Cancer	27	304	18	716	- 412
Ovary Cancer	28	238	26	334	- 96
Oesophagus Cancer	29	237	28	314	- 77
Skin Disease	30	217	34	170	+ 47
Road Traffic Accidents	31	215	27	331	- 116
Skin Cancers	32	212	24	357	- 145
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	190	41	70	+ 120
Uterin Cancer	34	190	30	280	- 90
Asthma	35	133	44	47	+ 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	125	47	34	+ 91
Anemia	37	108	59	5	+ 102
Congenital Anomalies	38	102	36	167	- 65
Cervical Cancer	39	101	32	273	- 172
Epilepsy	40	97	35	168	- 71
Drug Use	41	91	45	45	+ 47
Hepatitis C	42	77	54	12	+ 64
HIV/AIDS	43	63	65	2	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	56	31	274	- 218
Drownings	45	52	38	144	- 91
Alcohol	46	39	33	219	- 180
Malnutrition	47	36	49	29	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	35	53	15	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	49	34	43	55	- 21
Tuberculosis	50	32	50	26	+ 5
Violence	51	31	42	59	- 29
Low Birth Weight	52	30	39	97	- 67
Osteoarthritis	53	25	69	0	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	24	57	7	+ 17
Fires	55	22	46	39	- 17
Schizophrenia	56	21	60	4	+ 17
Poisonings	57	20	48	30	- 10
Hepatitis B	58	19	56	8	+ 11
Meningitis	59	15	51	25	- 10
Birth Trauma	60	13	52	15	- 2
Appendicitis	61	9	55	9	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	5	58	6	- 1
Oral conditions	63	5	66	1	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	63	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	64	2	- 1
Syphilis	67	1	62	3	- 2
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	67	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	61	4	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.